SIGNAL PEAK — Central Arizona College announced this week that it is providing free tuition to Pinal County residents for the fall 2021 and spring 2022 semesters. The decision was made possibl…
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FLORENCE — Taxpayers in Florence Unified School District will pay a $2 million special assessment for bus drop-off areas and fire lanes at Florence High School and Walker Butte K-8 School in San Tan Valley.
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COOLIDGE — While the school year didn't officially begin for some affiliated districts until later, the Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology started in-person classes this week.
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SAN TAN VALLEY — A partnership between Florence Unified School District and a nonprofit curriculum organization will be monitored and evaluated by Johns Hopkins University.
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FLORENCE — Several years ago, Florence Unified School District was growing quickly and building new schools.
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FLORENCE — The first day of school is July 21 in the Florence Unified School District, and face coverings will be voluntary.
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COOLIDGE — All students enrolled at Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology will receive lifesaving CPR certification training as part of CAVIT’s 2021-22 curriculum.
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SIGNAL PEAK — With each round of pandemic relief grant funding, schools such as Central Arizona College were able to offer assistance to an increasing portion of their student body. Even as the pandemic wanes, CAC students will be able to take advantage of federal CARES Act support in a vari…
SIGNAL PEAK — Central Arizona College recognized the May 2021 graduating class and celebrated their success during a virtual graduation ceremony on May 14.
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COOLIDGE -- The end of school, just before summer vacation, is a slow time for many students. To keep them engaged in the final weeks of class this year, CAVIT fire science instructor Bob DiPietro partnered with law enforcement instructor Sonny Hudson to set up a real-world emergency scenari…
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FLORENCE — More opportunities for students to catch up on learning, improved science and social studies curricula and more resources to help teachers are some of the ideas being discussed in Florence Unified School District for spending the district’s latest round of federal COVID-19 relief …
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COOLIDGE — After a one-year gap, the Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology was able to resume certification and career and technical education testing for students to close out their school year.
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FLORENCE — The town will have a new junior high and high school next year when American Leadership Academy Anthem South opens next to the existing ALA K-6 School on Hunt Highway across from Florence Hospital.
FLORENCE — Florence police officers and staff presented awards and cash prizes May 27 to 12 elementary school children in the Police Department’s art contest.
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FLORENCE -- A top student and athlete, Mackenzie Heikes still manages to read a book every week or so.
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FLORENCE -- Lainey Gottfried found herself in unfamiliar territory when she moved here from her native Oregon and found school had already been underway for several weeks.
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FLORENCE — A parent told the Florence Unified School District board that since his son was arrested at Florence High School last month, he has learned of several other safety and security issues.
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COOLIDGE — As Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology moves forward with its goal to nearly double the class offerings for next school year, the school announced a series of new hires and staff positions at its latest board meeting.
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SIGNAL PEAK — After stating last month that it planned to reopen campuses this spring, Central Arizona College confirmed that the college would reopen to the public on May 3, albeit with social distancing protocols still in place.
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FLORENCE — San Tan Heights K-8 and Florence Unified School District are partnering with the nonprofit Great Minds to further the district’s goal of high-quality curriculum and instruction for the entire district.
FLORENCE — Students as well as teachers can benefit from Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), and a team of professionals is already at work to promote it throughout Florence Unified School District, the school board was told April 13.
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FLORENCE — Students, employees and community members in Florence Unified School District contributed more than $4,200 in loose change to buy board games for area children’s hospitals.
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FLORENCE — Middle school students will learn about police work and crime prevention in demonstrations and hands-on activities with some of their local officers this summer in a week-long “Youth Police Experience.”
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FLORENCE — To better serve high-achieving students in the elementary grades, Florence Unified School District is creating a gifted magnet school at Circle Cross Ranch K-8 in San Tan Valley.
FLORENCE — Florence Unified School District’s new school-year calendar has been changed to make fall and winter breaks begin one week later, and to close the district for the week before Christmas. The school board approved the changes at its March 9 meeting.
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PHOENIX — Central Arizona College has its best chance ever of finally being able to offer four-year degrees to its students.
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COOLIDGE — February is usually an important month for Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology as it tries to recruit partner schools and students. This year, CAVIT is trying something different out of necessity. During a Governing Board meeting on Wednesday, Superintendent Mike Glover…
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FLORENCE — Students in the elementary grades will return for regular in-person classes on Feb. 8, and high school students will return on Feb. 16, the Florence Unified School District governing board voted Tuesday afternoon.
CASA GRANDE — The following student achievements were reported to PinalCentral:
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FLORENCE — In response to high teacher absences, the Florence Unified School District board voted Tuesday night to return the district’s 10,000 students in San Tan Valley and Florence to online or “virtual” learning only for the rest of the month beginning Thursday.
SIGNAL PEAK — Central Arizona College has announced the following students graduated in December. The listing is organized alphabetically by campus and includes the certificate and/or degree the student received.
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COOLIDGE — The CAVIT Governing Board members have approved awarding special credit to struggling students so that their academic careers aren’t derailed by challenges unique to the pandemic.
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CASA GRANDE — Two Pinal County schools will receive money through a special Diamondbacks grant program.
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FLORENCE — New lower COVID-19 infection levels triggered when a school would shift to a “hybrid” schedule, or a complete return to online learning, were approved by the Florence Unified School District board on Dec. 17.
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FLORENCE — New COVID-19 infection thresholds for determining when a school would shift to a “hybrid” schedule, or a complete return to online learning, were approved by the Florence Unified School District board on Dec. 8.
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FLORENCE — A Pinal County judge is being urged to toss out the latest — and possibly the last — challenge to the results of the presidential race in Arizona and the awarding of the state’s 11 electoral college votes to Joe Biden.
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SIGNAL PEAK — Although they were not able to attend in person, Central Arizona College broadcast a virtual send-off for graduates on Friday, celebrating those who successfully finished their programs in May, August or December despite the year’s unique challenges.
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PHOENIX — Seven Pinal County schools have received $5,000 grants from the charity foundation of Arizona Public Service Co.
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PHOENIX — A special state grant intended to help school districts compensate for enrollment declines amid the pandemic is falling short for some Pinal County schools.
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COOLIDGE — In anticipation of a spike in COVID-19 during the holiday season, Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology announced Wednesday that it will begin the new year doing remote-only programs.
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FLORENCE — Three Florence area schools will have a law enforcement officer on campus beginning in early 2021, thanks to a state grant, following approval of the school board.
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SIGNAL PEAK — After weathering a tough scenario this fall, Central Arizona College is poised to begin planning for a more normalized 2021.
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COOLIDGE — The Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology board had its first live meeting since March on Wednesday. The school transitioned from virtual to hybrid instruction on Oct. 13 after state health benchmarks indicated it could safely open again.
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FLORENCE — With no candidates getting enough signatures to make the general election ballot in the race for Florence Unified School District Governing Board, the three seats will be filled by write-in candidates.
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FLORENCE — Florence Unified School District’s request for a $75 million bond issue wasn’t meeting with voter approval Tuesday night.
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ORACLE — Field trips are off the table at many elementary, middle and high schools worldwide, so the University of Arizona’s Biosphere 2 has made itself available to meet them where they are.
FLORENCE — With an estimated 1,300 new students coming into Florence Unified School District in the next five years, administrators want to build middle schools adjacent to its three existing high school campuses.
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FLORENCE — Superintendent Chris Knutsen said in a video message to the community this summer that homebuilding continues and the district needs to be forward-thinking about its future needs.
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FLORENCE — To better enable safe social distancing this year, the traditional homecoming parade will be a “caravan” in the downtown area, beginning at 1 p.m. Friday.
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Q. In tight financial times, how would you choose which programs are worth saving?
COOLIDGE — Conner Goade began his boxing career by losing his first seven matches in a row.
SIGNAL PEAK – Central Arizona College pitcher Mat Olsen nearly had the opportunity to live out his dream last year in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.
FLORENCE — Gophers standout Malik Payton has decided to continue his basketball career at a Division-I school in Indianapolis.
FLORENCE — A standout Gopher softball player got one last chance to wear her red Florence gear on a softball field, playing among the state’s best.
SIGNAL PEAK — Central Arizona College announced this week that it is providing free tuition to Pinal County residents for the fall 2021 and spring 2022 semesters. The decision was made possibl…
FLORENCE — Taxpayers in Florence Unified School District will pay a $2 million special assessment for bus drop-off areas and fire lanes at Florence High School and Walker Butte K-8 School in S…
COOLIDGE — While the school year didn't officially begin for some affiliated districts until later, the Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology started in-person classes this week.
SAN TAN VALLEY — A partnership between Florence Unified School District and a nonprofit curriculum organization will be monitored and evaluated by Johns Hopkins University.
FLORENCE — Several years ago, Florence Unified School District was growing quickly and building new schools.
FLORENCE — The first day of school is July 21 in the Florence Unified School District, and face coverings will be voluntary.